Category: Wine Reviews

2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Santenay Rouge, Ceps Centenaires, Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France. It was a great pleasure to meet and taste with Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey here in San Francisco just after…

2013 Louis-Antoine Luyt, Carignan “Cuvee Mathilde” Truquilemu Tinto Chileno, Sin Riego-Rio Reloca, Legno Duro, Chile. This natural wine from Chile is crafted from old vines by the talented Louis-Antoine Luyt,…

2013 Cattleya, Chardonnay, Pratt Vineyard, Russian River Valley. The talented Colombian winemaker Bibiana Gonzalez Rave-Pisoni is crafting some amazing wines under her Cattleya label, as well as guiding Pahlmeyer’s Sonoma…

2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Saint-Aubin “Le Banc” white Burgundy, France. Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is without question on a roll, in the last 5 vintages, almost every wine he has put out has…

2012 St. Innocent, Pinot Noir “Momtazi Vineyard” McMinnville AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Mark Vlossak handcrafts beautiful and pure Pinot Noir from selected sites in the Willamette Valley, and his wines…

2012 Domaine Breton, Bourgueil “Nuits d’ Ivresse” Loire Valley Red, France. The Domaine Breton is Pierre and Catherine Breton, it is their personality and passion for wine that always shines…

2011 Guillaume Gilles, Cornas, Rhone Red, France. The first vintage I tried was the Gilles Cornas 2007, and I’ve been a huge fan ever since, this is a fantastic Domaine,…

2014 Prieler, Rose of Blaufrankisch, vom Stein, Burgenland, Austria. Coming in May of 2015 is this beautiful and very rare Rose of Blaufrankisch from Georg Prieler, this bright and spicy…

2013 Weingut von Winning, Riesling, Paradiesgarten, Trocken, Deidesheimer, Pfalz Germany. The dry Paradiesgarten Riesling from von Winning is a killer wine and a great value in what you get inside…

2012 Francois Rousset-Martin, Savagnin “Vignes aux Dames” Cotes du Jura, White, France. The tiny boutique winery of Russet-Martin does not much more than a thousand cases each vintage, and not…